The Ba soccer team [Source: OFC]

The Ba football side went down to New Zealand based Team Wellington by 2-nil in its opening OFC Champions League match in Port Vila, Vanuatu.

Team Wellington started off on a high note with its opening goal coming from Aaron Clapham in the ninth minute.

START LIST | 90 minutes to go before kick off in the Group C opener of the OFC Champions League 2019 tournament at Port Vila’s Korman Stadium #OFCCL #WLGBAF pic.twitter.com/00E07PxLAx

— OFC Oceania Football (@OFCfootball) February 23, 2019

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Ross Allen then extended the lead eight minutes later.

The Men in Black applied a lot of pressure but failed to make it count in the second spell.

Ba faces Erakor Golden Star in its next match at 6pm on Tuesday and then meets Kiwi FC of Samoa at 3pm on Friday.